| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | MIN | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:50 | HOU | Shayne Graham 51 yd FG | 0 | 3 |
| 6:19 | MIN | Kyle Rudolph 3 yd pass from Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh kick) | 7 | 3 |
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | MIN | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:15 | MIN | Blair Walsh 56 yd FG | 10 | 3 |
| 0:37 | MIN | Blair Walsh 41 yd FG | 13 | 3 |
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | MIN | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:31 | MIN | Blair Walsh 39 yd FG | 16 | 3 |
| 0:26 | HOU | Shayne Graham 33 yd FG | 16 | 6 |
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | MIN | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:44 | MIN | Toby Gerhart 3 yd run (Blair Walsh kick) | 23 | 6 |
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 22-11-8-3 | First Downs (Total-Rush-Pass-Penalty) | 11-1-8-2 |
| 73-345-4.7 | Game Totals (Plays-Yards-Avg) | 53-187-3.5 |
| 16-30-0-171-5.5-1 | Passing (Comp-Att-Int-Yards-Avg-Sacks) | 18-33-0-153-4.1-4 |
| 42-174-4.1 | Rushing (Att-Yards-Avg) | 16-34-2.1 |
| 4-182-45.5 | Punting (Punts-Yards-Avg) | 7-353-50.4 |
| 6-50 | Punt (Returns-Yards) | 2-16 |
| 2-54 | Kick (Returns-Yards) | 4-84 |
| 5-52 | Penalties (Penalties-Yards) | 9-60 |
| 1-1 | Fumbles (Fumbles-Lost) | 3-2 |
| 34:46 | Time Of Possession | 25:14 |
| Minnesota | Com | Att | Int | Yds | YPP | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Ponder, QB | 16 | 30 | 0 | 174 | 5.8 | 32 | 1 |
| Houston | Com | Att | Int | Yds | YPP | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Schaub, QB | 18 | 32 | 0 | 178 | 5.6 | 19 | 0 |
| T. Yates, QB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Att | Yds | YPC | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Peterson, RB | 25 | 86 | 3.4 | 21 | 0 |
| C. Ponder, QB | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 29 | 0 |
| T. Gerhart, RB | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 6 | 1 |
| J. Wright, WR | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| M. Asiata, RB | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston | Att | Yds | YPC | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Tate, RB | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 |
| A. Foster, RB | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| J. Forsett, RB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| T. Yates, QB | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Rec | Yds | YPR | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wright, WR | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 21 | 0 |
| M. Jenkins, WR | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 32 | 0 |
| K. Rudolph, TE | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 27 | 1 |
| J. Simpson, WR | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| T. Gerhart, RB | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| A. Peterson, RB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| J. Carlson, TE | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Aromashodu, WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston | Rec | Yds | YPR | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Johnson, WR | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 19 | 0 |
| O. Daniels, TE | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| G. Graham, TE | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| A. Foster, RB | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| K. Walter, WR | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| D. Posey, WR | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| J. Casey, RB | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| B. Tate, RB | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota | FGM | FGA | Lng | Blk | Sgl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Walsh, K | 3 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston | FGM | FGA | Lng | Blk | Sgl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Graham, K | 2 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Int | Yds | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Houston | Int | Yds | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Minnesota | Ret | Yds | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Sherels, CB | 2 | 54 | 27 | 0 |
| Houston | Ret | Yds | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Martin, WR | 4 | 84 | 24 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Ret | Yds | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Sherels, CB | 6 | 50 | 19 | 0 |
| Houston | Ret | Yds | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Martin, WR | 2 | 16 | 11 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Ret | Yds | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Kluwe, P | 4 | 182 | 51 |
| Minnesota | Ret | Yds | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Jones, P | 7 | 353 | 65 |
| Attendance: | 71,688 |
|---|---|
| Referee: | John Parry |
| Umpire: | Dan Ferrell |
| Head-linesman: | Derick Bowers |
| Line-judge: | Rusty Baynes |
| Field-judge: | Scott Edwards |
| Side-judge: | Ronald Torbert |
| Back-judge: | Perry Paganelli |
| Replay-official: | Earnie Frantz |
| Arena: | Reliant Stadium |
| Location: | Houston, Texas |